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When we conduct our annual physical examinations on the gorilla orphans, they are big enough now that in order to sedate them they must be injected with a flying dart. Needless to say, they do not much appreciate this procedure, and they have long memories. They remember not only what the darting equipment look like, […]
Last week I went to visit Kuryama group for a routine health check. Kuryama is the son of Titus, and has proved to be a strong, benevolent ruler like his father. The morning started at 5:30 – I had to pick up the trackers at 6:40 and it is about a 30 minute drive to […]
There are five gorilla orphans living in Goma DRC. They were rescued from largely unknown situations and thanks to hard working Gorilla Doctors and caregivers they are now thriving. Amani, Kighoma and Mapendo are all Grauer’s gorillas. Amani and Kighoma were confiscated this year on the Congo side of the Virunga range. They came to […]
Last week I had my first experience treating a sick, wild mountain gorilla. Dr. Eddy had been following the case of a 3 year old gorilla from Humba group in DRC, who had a terrible respiratory infection. She felt so bad that she stopped eating, and trackers felt she was growing weak. Dr. Eddy and […]
When I’m having a bad day I like to go watch the gorilla orphans we are caring for in Kinigi. They were the first gorillas I saw after my arrival – while I was in “quarantine” I was able to watch them over the wall of their enclosure, since there was no risk of disease […]
Many of you have heard about the silverback gorilla Titus. Born during Dian Fossey’s time he was orphaned when he was 4 years old. He survived though, and grew into a strong group leader, while at the same time calm and kind. He was deeply loved by all who knew him – trackers, researchers, veterinarians. […]
Still not quite believing that I was really headed to Rwanda to be a Gorilla Doctor, I boarded my first of several flights at 6am on a rainy Sunday morning in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was my first day on the job with the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and while I knew my life was about […]
